a feeling of
idiom
: a sensation of (some emotional or physical state, such as comfort, loyalty, safety, etc.)
The new security patrols gave residents a feeling of safety.
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Bloating is a feeling of fullness or swelling in your belly or abdomen caused by gas building up in your gut.
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Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
There is a feeling of overall confidence among the rank and file about Sen. Marco Rubio, who is expected to be confirmed as secretary of state, sources told CBS News.
—Camilla Schick, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
As the cheers echoed around the craggy walls of limestone, lit up with flashes of pink and purple light, there was a feeling of having stepped back in time, or perhaps onto the set of a movie—a sense that would recur across my week in the region of Basilicata.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Given the sheer amount of combat in each game, there can be a feeling of sameness that pervades over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Johna Burdeos, Health, 21 Jan. 2025
There is a feeling of overall confidence among the rank and file about Sen. Marco Rubio, who is expected to be confirmed as secretary of state, sources told CBS News.
—Camilla Schick, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
As the cheers echoed around the craggy walls of limestone, lit up with flashes of pink and purple light, there was a feeling of having stepped back in time, or perhaps onto the set of a movie—a sense that would recur across my week in the region of Basilicata.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
Given the sheer amount of combat in each game, there can be a feeling of sameness that pervades over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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“A feeling of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20feeling%20of. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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